Posts by Tim Pyle

Tim Pyle

Tim is a former visual effects animator for Hollywood. His
credits include various Nickelodeon shows (Invader Zim, SpongeBob SquarePants),
feature films (X-Men, Looney Tunes: Back in Action), and science fiction films
(Red Faction, Children of Dune—for which he won an Emmy certificate in 2003).

He has worked at Caltech/IPAC since 2004. He
develops artwork & animation for many high-profile NASA missions including
the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope, the planet-hunting Kepler Space
Telescope, and JPL’s exoplanet division. His work has been featured multiple times on
journal, newspaper, and magazine covers.

In his spare time, Tim is a writer, composer, and game app
designer. His 2016 feature screenplay Escape From Sean Astin vs. GatorCroc
won multiple awards at screenplay competitions. His game apps (Hogoword,
Hogoworm Dungeon) have been produced for various tablets & platforms. His
original music album Triumph &
Tragedy in the Solar System was released online in 2016 through major
online distributors.

Scott Green, Aint-It-Cool NewsIRrelevant Astronomy is one of the most (intentionally)
hilarious series of educational films you'll find...the pieces carry a
Muppets-esque charm.Andy Chalk, Escapist Magazine...genuinely laugh-out-loud moments...most important of all
it presents real science in an accessible and entertaining manner.Simon Priest, Strategy Informer ...a cunning ploy to cram our brains with knowledge...Halle Starr, CNETThis is the best thing. The best...a simple yet fascinating
explanation...Phil Plait, SlateEnter IRrelevant Astronomy...the videos in this series are
really, really funny--I mean laugh-out-loud funny...Jamie Lumsden, Canoe (Canada) Going over the processes and terminology with both
simplicity and black humor...Wil Wheaton, WilWheaton.net ...making science accessible and entertaining, and hopefully
inspiring people to learn more about our universe...Rob Crossley, CVG.com...despite arguments that infotainment is fundamentally
impossible, [this IRrelevant Astronomy episode] manages to be both humorous and
enlightening...Liz Shannon Miller, GigaOmAn educational video from NASA found viral success earlier
this month...a pretty impressive feat, given the star power that Pyle has been
able to enlist for his IRrelevant Astronomy series...Brenna Hillier, VG 24/7...adorable as well as informational...Ryan Midnight, Geeks of Doom...provides the information in an extremely accessible way
and redefines "edutainment" as it dishes out the education just as
easily as it does the wry humor...an absolute joy to watch.

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